Window-screen.



E. M. NEWCOMB. WINDOW SCREEN. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 2, 1915.

Patented Oct. 3,1916.

6.. lzevwao i UNITED sra'rn s PATENT ornion EDWARD M. NEwooMB, or invEAro Is, MINNESOTA.

WINDOW-SCREEN.

Application filed September 2, 1915. Serial No. 48,700.

To'aZZ whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, EDWARD -M. NEW- COMB, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Minneapolis, in the county of Hennepin, State ofMinnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inWindow-Screens; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in screensparticularly of that type adapted'to be positioned outwardly of the sashand to engage the usual blind stop rails whereby they may be held inplace.

It is the object of the present invention to provide such a screenstructure which is provided with means to adapt it to fit betweenwindows of various sizes within certain limits in such manner as toprovide against the occurrence of any opening through which flies or anyother insect may gain access to enter the house.

It is further the object of the present invention to provide such ascreen structure which may be readily attached to or detached from awindow and which is of rela tively simple and exceedingly strongstructure, it being specifically an 'objectin this latter connection toprovide means whereby the adjusting feature of the screen to adapt it towindows of various sizes serves as an efficient brace means for thescreen structure to promote proper rigidity and strength.

With the above and other objects and advantages in view, the inventionresides more particularly in the novel combination, formation andarrangement of parts as more fully described hereinafter and pointed outin the appended claims.

Reference is had to the accompanying drawings, wherein similarcharacters of reference designate corresponding parts throughout theseveral views, and in which:

Figure l is a side elevation of a window with the improved screenattached thereto. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view through thewindow with the screen in place therein. Fig. 3 is a perspective view ofone corner portion of the screen having the improved width adjustingmeans associated therewith. Fig. 4; is a plan view of the blank fromwhich the corner members are formed. Fig. 5 is a detail sectional viewon line 5-5 of Fig. 3.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Pa te-mote. 3,1916.

Referring now moreparticularly to the accompanying drawings, the screenis shown as comprising a rectangularframe formed of the strips 5 andsecured toaeach of the strips-5 are the. longitudinallyextending strips6 which are of substantially the widths of the blind rib or strip of awindow and these strips 6 coact with the strips 5 to form memberssubstantially T-shaped in cross section. These strips are'secured to thestrips-5 by suitable nails'or other securing means 7, and clamped.between said strips and the strips 5 are the'edges of a foraminousfabricbody 8'." 1

Applying this screen, the width of the frame is greater than'thefwidthbetween the blind stops'whichare' designated at 9, so that'the outeredges of the side' strips 5 will abut against'saidstopszand the strips6are extended inwardly of and spaced from said stops. The screen issecured in this position by suitable screws or othermeans 10 passedthrough the strips. 6 and engaged in the blind stops. Thus the strips 6serve as the attaching means for the entire screen to a window, theyserve as the attaching means of the screen fabric of the body of thescreen and they further serve to brace the strips 5, which can thereforebe made of'relatively light material.

The attachment of the screen as described does not interfere withtheraising and lowering of the windows, and the top strip 6 liessubstantially in the plane of the bottom sill of the top window sash sothat. ingress of flies between the top of the screen and the window isprevented.

. To prevent flies from passing through the, space between the strips 6and the blind stops 9 and at the time to provide an efficient cornerbrace for the screen, triangular platesll are provided for the cornersof the screen and are disposed between the respective strips 5 and 6,being secured by the se curing means 7 which hold the strips together,these strips being of such size that their shorter sides coincide withthe outer faces of the strips 6 and their longer sides lie inwardly ofthe juncture of 'theinner edges of the strips 5. The vertical side ofeach plate 11 has its upperportion extended at 12 and bent to lie over'the outer face of the adjacent strip 6,.and this portion 12 is bentupwardly of said strip, andthen over the top of the strip 6 and slidablysecured as by the pin 13 passed through a longitudinal slot 14 therein.The portion 12 is split from the top corner of the plate a considerabledistance downwardly and has a resilient outward tendency to urge itagainst the blind stop. A suitable securing means 15 is used to attachthe lower end of the member 12 which thus forms substantially a fillerstrip to the strip 6.

The plates 11 efficiently brace the corners of the screen and theresilient filler strips eiiiciently close the space between the screenand the blind stop to prevent ingress of flies. As the plates 11 and thefiller member are made all in one sheet of metal, facility tomanufacture as well as simplicity of structure is promoted. The lowercorners of the screen may be braced by plates 16 similar to the plates12 but without the filler strip extensions.

While I have illustrated and described a particular embodiment of myinvention, I have merely done so for the sake of convenience and I donot wish to be limited to that particular embodiment as it is obviousthat numerous changes may be made within the details of constructionthereof without in any way departing from the spirit of the invention orexceeding the scope of the appended claim.

What I claim is A screen of the class described comprising a rectangularframe formed of strips adapted to abut against the outer portions of theblind stops of a window, longitudinal strips secured on the faces of theframe strips and substantially the width of a blind stop, meansfor-securing said strips to the blind stops of a window, and a bodyfabric having its edges disposed between and held by the securing meansof the first mentioned strips 'to the body strips, a reinforcing plateat the upper corners of the screen disposed between and secured by thesecuring means of the first named strips, an extension from said plateof substantially the width of 1 the second named strips disposed alongsaid strips, the upper end of said extension being bent over andslidably secured to the top of the second strip and said extensionhaving a resilient outward tendency to form an adjustable filler betweenthe respective second named strips and the blind stop.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature, in the presence of twowitnesses.

EDWVARD M. NEWCOMB. Witnesses:

PHILIP PoMERoY, J ROY KIVITS.

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